“You can ignore the problem and say, ‘Gee, I’m such a big fuzzy-headed liberal that I’m going to walk away from it’ … that’s New York City with 2,000 murders.

“It is against the law to urinate in public. If the next mayor would like to change that and invite people to urinate in public, then I guarantee you, I will be the most popular mayor in the entire century about three years from now.”

A police spokeswoman said six of the arrests were for felonies including robbery, first-degree forgery and a parole violation.

Mode added that once police learn that someone is wanted, they can’t use their discretion to let the person go — even if the charge is minor.

Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields said “the administration seems to be giving homeless people an ultimatum: Freeze or face jail. There are other ways to find people with outstanding warrants.”